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A GILT COPPER ALLOY AND SEMI-PRECIOUS
STONE INSET TEXTILE SHOULDER SURROUND
Ladakh, Western Tibet, 19th/20th century
Each side of the quatrefoil with sequences of inset gilt
copper alloy medallions surrounded by bands of threaded
turquoise, coral, carnelian, and agates above; now
mounted in a modern shadow box.
36 x 36in (91.5 x 91.5cm) dimensions of shadow box
$2,000 - 3,000
Provenance
The Krannich Collection, Virginia
Acquired from Primitive Art Works, Chicago in 1996

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INDIAN, HIMALAYAN AND SOUTHEAST ASIAN ART
PROPERTY FROM THE DR. SYLVAN AND
FAITH GOLDER COLLECTION
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A GILT BRONZE FIGURE OF AMITAYUS
Tibet, circa 16th century
The Buddha of Longevity seated in dhyanasana and
attired in princely raiment crisply incised in lotus scroll
hems and a diadem inlaid in turquoise and red-hued semi-
precious cabochons, holding the kalasha of amrita, all
raised upon a double layer lotus petal band plinth.
7 1/2in (19cm) high
$6,000 - 8,000
Compare similar 16th-century examples published in
Ulrich Von Schroeder, Indo-Tibetan Bronzes (Hong Kong:
Visual Dharma, 1981), notably pp. 442-443, no 199C, D,
F and G.

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